Global Patent Index - EP 1487702 A4

EP 1487702 A4 20100922 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE DIMENSIONAL QUALITY OF DIRECT-EXPANDED FOOD PRODUCTS HAVING COMPLEX SHAPES

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE DIMENSIONAL QUALITY OF DIRECT-EXPANDED FOOD PRODUCTS HAVING COMPLEX SHAPES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERBESSERUNG DER MASSQUALITÄT DIREKT EXPANDIERTER LEBENSMITTEL MIT KOMPLEXEN FORMEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE POUR AMELIORER LA QUALITE DIMENSIONNELLE DE PRODUITS ALIMENTAIRES A EXPANSION DIRECTE A FORMES COMPLEXES

Publication

EP 1487702 A4 20100922 (EN)

Application

EP 03723744 A 20030313

Priority

  • US 0307892 W 20030313
  • US 10939802 A 20020328

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2003185953A1] The present invention comprises an improved extruder die assembly and method for using same to improve the quality of dimensional design aspects of extruded, complexly shaped, direct expanded food products. The improved system includes an improved extruder die assembly comprising a transition insert section, a plurality of spacer insert elements, an imprinting insert element, and a forming insert element, all of which are coaxially aligned and interlocking. The improved extruder die assembly of the present invention is designed for adaptation to a wide variety of commercial-grade extrusion devices (e.g., twin screw, single screw, forming extruders, and pasta extruders) common in the food industry.

IPC 8 full level

A23G 3/02 (2006.01); A23G 1/20 (2006.01); A23G 3/34 (2006.01); A23L 1/00 (2006.01); A23L 1/18 (2006.01); A23P 1/12 (2006.01); A23P 1/14 (2006.01); B29C 48/06 (2019.01); B29C 48/12 (2019.01); B29C 48/30 (2019.01); B29C 48/04 (2019.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A23G 3/0023 (2013.01 - EP US); A23G 3/0042 (2013.01 - EP US); A23G 3/0242 (2013.01 - EP US); A23G 3/0294 (2013.01 - EP US); A23L 7/17 (2016.07 - EP US); A23P 30/20 (2016.07 - EP US); A23P 30/34 (2016.07 - EP US); B29C 48/06 (2019.01 - EP US); B29C 48/12 (2019.01 - EP US); B29C 48/2566 (2019.01 - EP US); B29C 48/0022 (2019.01 - EP US); B29C 48/04 (2019.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2003185953 A1 20031002; US 6783787 B2 20040831; AU 2003230656 A1 20031013; AU 2003230656 B2 20070426; BR 0307698 A 20050426; CA 2474970 A1 20031009; CA 2474970 C 20100518; EP 1487702 A2 20041222; EP 1487702 A4 20100922; MX PA04009409 A 20050125; WO 03082680 A2 20031009; WO 03082680 A3 20040805

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 10939802 A 20020328; AU 2003230656 A 20030313; BR 0307698 A 20030313; CA 2474970 A 20030313; EP 03723744 A 20030313; MX PA04009409 A 20030313; US 0307892 W 20030313